When things don’t go as planned, you can either look at it as a negative or spin it into a positive. For example:
When you’re sore from a workout, it allows you to be grateful for everyday when you feel “normal.”
When you’re sick, it allows you to be grateful for when you’re healthy.
When you got a bad night of sleep, it allows you to be grateful for when you sleep really well (or even moderately well).
We can go on and on with the examples. The point is that things won’t always go your way in life. You may have a plan, but there’s little reason to believe that everything will go exactly according to that plan. You can either pout when that happens and get down on your luck, or you can spin the narrative. Use it to your advantage and learn to really embrace the things we often take for granted.
Just remember, when you’re feeling sick, or tired, or sore, it’s only temporary. What about those who are chronically sick, tired, or sore? What about those people who have it way worse than you – who don’t have access to medicine, to a bed or proper shelter to sleep/live in, or who are physically or mentally handicapped?
It’s easy to make yourself the center of your world, because you’re always with yourself and you’re always aware of how you’re feeling. But once you reframe you’re perspective and start thinking about other people and their situations, you can begin feeling more grateful for even your “bad” days.
